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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2011
Samarium ion implantation was conducted to synthesize Sm-disilicide films onsilicon wafers, using a metal vapor vacuum arc ion source and the continuous SmSi2 films were directly obtained with neither externalheating during implantation nor post-annealing. Diffraction and surfacemorphology analysis confirmed the formed Sm-disilicilde films were of a finecrystalline structure under appropriate experimental conditions. Besides,the formation mechanism of the SmSi2phase is also discussed interms of the temperature rise caused by ion beam heating and the effect ofion dose on the properties of the SmSi2films.